Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-02

the noisy demonstration Of political
rings. TIE general manner gave this
out IS the crowd swept over the curb
stones il the street making two great
streams ofpeople flowing Down behind
the esccr;ing clubs. Hen, women and
children were undeser-ed by the muddy
condition o. the streets and ye. wIthal
there vas nothing motley in the mass.
It Vas well mannered, cordial auG re-
speCtful. On cane the carriages with
the city officials followed by those c. the
reception committee and these in turn bv
Jefferson aLd Duckworth clubs Of Gin
Cinnati and sevevsl out of town 0r2aniza-
tiCas headed by bands CT music The
whole procession was very c0mpac. ana
comparatively quick il moving, taking
but few minutes in Passing, It's length
being three city blocks or nearly omar
Isr Of mile. On reaching the
state house the Presidential parsy
together with fifty of the
most prominent of Indiane's
otiiCehOlders including members OF Con
gress was conducted to stand erected
for the occasion and there in the presence
OF about Zoo people gathere' around
the place Governor Gray Introduced the
President in ar address warmly welcom-
ing him TO the State of indiana.
The President replied IS follows:
When l received e heart Invitation from
the people CT indianapolis, and through
their Governor, inc invitation CT the reo-
pic OF the stete Of Indiana, to stop or my
travel aud see them apd their capitol
city, | was not long in Determining
tAst nag route should lead me this way
an sincerely glad to have the ogporiu-
Mtg which my short stay sfoIds to see
the f&ir proportions Of your lhgiving sad
prosperous town. The citizens Of the
state Of Indiana nave abundant cause for
congratulatiO1 in the volume aud variety
Ct their products, their public eGuca-
tjnnai advantages, their charitable icstj-
tut!ons srd ell tiat contributes to the
greatness OF state; but it Seems 10 ne
That not the least cause for Icdiana's
pride should be
HER STATE CAPITAL.
First settled Ill 1919, che year thereafter
its popuistiou numbered fifteen families.
! CG3sen as the seat CT the state Governments
IN 1921, it was aoout that tine laid
cut a. town and given It's present 1ane,
though ii had 10 incorporation TILL 1886,
aud DID not receive 3 city Charter u0tlI
! 1911 Forty years growth has given it q
population OF at Ie@ss 100, GOO ana aiI thu
| ousiDess activity thsg characte7fzes q
| prosperous Americas city. | Shall not
C"aL L. uatau OF the features Of your
! city's t0uTis3ing condition, which are
| daily under yGgr observation. am told
ny an old resident thai Y5ur capitol Can
! be reached by rsi'r0sd from
EVERY COUNTY N THE STATE
! excepting .To, sGd those who live hare
{ mn ,a
| Or very social, OF both, for
will tiAd more miles of street railroad in
iljisoa9olis thsn il a1y otncr city OF its
! aiZc il the United Stztss. | must rot
/ omit 10 congratulate the people of Iadiana
! end their Capital on careful aud eco
nDniGai administration q their pU9Hc
! affairs, proof CT This n0ag heauGfes
your city, for l an told thsg vour
spacious and handsome state house lust
completed IVES actually buiit within the
limit Of It's expense as
ORIGINALLY FIXED
IL .h5se days * waste and extravaganza
sud miscslcui2tion in regard to pu3lic
buildings this Is Z thing 50 unusual that
you may well BE proud of il so far IS
your city is concerned 1t has quite
lately been reported as having the lowcss
tax rate Of CRY city il the country with :
population of sc, coo Gud upwards except
Ling two. l am 81 present much impressed
with another thought corrected with this
qlsce. lis suggestion cannot help TO
awaken in your ni8d gu afrcuopata sen
timent, and is suhiec5 directs the inter
estsd attention Of the nstioa TO this spot
Here lived and died g msp, your neigh
Dor and your freud, whose name was &
household word throughout the land,
trusted and respected by MS lellow-ccur-
trFmen and by them invested with high
cs5 civil rust.
a LOYAL, True son
If your state, amid bis EonCTs he
never forgot thu people OF L.
diana s4d nis fsIow-toygnsmen
OF IIdiauspcIs, aud whi:e he
lived you we'll know he brought honor 20
you og his faithful discharge Of taa func-
lions of public Cliice and bv firm dev0-
ton esd adherence to palriotc principle
All will join you il the tsp1c5 you
cherish Tor bis memorT, sci the ki3dIy,
tender thoughts, GnC the people Of the
land will always turn 20 your city as the
place where VCur distinguished cI.iZeI
lived and died, tsnG where rest his re-
mains emODg the surroundings he sc
much enjoyed. II is therefore not only
grStiiyipg 70 me to be With you SIS citi
zens OF IEGiens aud Indianapolis, but tC
be abl5 10 greet you rs the friends and
/, neighJ0rs OF man honnred b7 the ma
ton and connected with me by ties O.
friendship, by the fortunes CT politica
Life and in the discharge OF public duty
After the speeches the citizens passeC
: through tie rotunds il files OF three col
, umns, not eli being admi.:ed. Several
hundred were left waiting.
At 1870 o'clock the President and his
,, wife and immediate party called CT Mrs
Hendricks where zn elegant lunch was
provided very unexpectedly whici
: somewhst delayed further march Il va,
, $3.50 before the procession again started
going no b OF Meridian street TO ex
Senator McDonald's nome, where Mrs
, Mcdonald hsd prepared lunch and in
, vited party of sixty 70 sit down with tnt
distinguished guests. After brief csl
there the line Of march 9ss taken up fol
the Union depot, where they arrivet
shortly after 80 o'clock, and as soon g
!, possible started for Terre Hante. TIL
I weather continued nsiul throughout n
day, bu! LsGra was nc actual r&.2.
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